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March 7, 2019
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Glass blowing studio receives federal funding Residents throughout the territory may get a chance to try out glass blowing in their home community.
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Money to help combat gun and gang violence The Yukon will get a $2.2 million nod from the feds spread out over the next five years to tackle gang and gun violence.
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Territory’s minimum wage to increase The Yukon’s minimum wage will rise from $11.51 to $12.71 per hour on April 1, the territorial government announced Wednesday.
- Hospital members ratify a new deal Yukon Hospital Corp. workers will receive pay increases of two per cent and 1.5 per cent over two years in their new contract.
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Government tables another record budget Premier Sandy Silver has delivered a record territorial budget for the next fiscal year worth $1.5 billion. (revised copy)
March 6, 2019
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Council ponders resolutions it will bring to AYC conference Municipal officials across the territory are getting set for the annual Association of Yukon Communities (AYC) conference and general meeting in early May.
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Spring sitting welcomes back MLAs tomorrow As Premier Sandy Silver carries his Yukon Liberals into the third calendar year of their mandate,
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Finance deputy minister set to depart government next month Katherine White, deputy minister for the Department of Finance, is leaving the Yukon government for personal reasons, Premier Sandy Silver said Monday.
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First Gower award presented to local lawyer Debra Fendrick became the first recipient of the Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Justice Leigh Gower Award last Friday afternoon.
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Council considers environmental grants The city could be doling more than $4,000 for environmental projects this spring.
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Territory showered with projects worth $2 million Elected officials gathered Tuesday morning in Whitehorse to announce 11 new projects across the Yukon worth $2 million that will be financed through the federal Gas Tax Fund.
- Fines beefed up for dangerous driving around school buses Motorists caught driving irresponsibly near stopped school buses will pay more.
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Man standing trial for alleged sexual assault A Whitehorse man is standing trial before a judge and jury on a charge of sexual assault on a girl under 16 years of age.
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Yukoner receives Indigenous Trailblazer Award Kaska elder Mary Caesar of the Liard First Nation was awarded the 2019 national Indigenous Trailblazer Award by Women in Mining Canada on Tuesday in Toronto.
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Quarry proposal goes before city council Developers proposing a quarry near Valleyview acknowledged concerns of those living closest to the site on Monday evening.
March 5, 2019
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Missing Man Kyle McCormick
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Fire truck written off after collision A four-vehicle collision in January has cost the city a fire truck.
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Philpott calling it quits a big loss: Bagnell Jane Philpott’s absence from the federal cabinet will be greatly felt, Yukon MP Larry Bagnell said Monday.
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Man guilty of impaired driving causing bodily harm A Whitehorse man has been convicted of one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm and one count of being over the legal alcohol limit causing bodily harm.